Reema Juffali

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Reema Juffali
RJ 2018.jpg
Juffali at Yas Marina, 2018
NationalitySaudi Arabia Saudi
Born (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 30)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship career
Current teamDouglas Motorsport
Car number10
Starts21 (24 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18TH in 2021
Previous series
2020
2019–20
2019		Formula 4 UAE Championship
Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy
F4 British Championship

Reema Juffali, also spelt either as Reema Al Juffali or Reema Al-Juffali[1][2] (Arabic: ريما الجفالي; born 18 January 1992), is a Saudi Arabian professional racing car driver who competes in the Formula 4 category.[3] She is the first-ever Saudi Arabian woman racing driver and also the first Saudi woman to hold a racing license.[4][5][6] In November 2019, she became the country's first woman racing car driver to take part in an international racing competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[7]

Early life and education[]

Juffali was born and raised in Jeddah. As a child, she took an interest in cars and sports. Her interest was deemed to be ironic as the country strictly banned women to engage in driving at that time.[8] She completed her primary education at the British International School of Jeddah.[9] Juffali pursued her higher studies on International Affairs at the Northeastern University in 2010.[10]

Racing career[]

Juffali in her F4 car at Thruxton in April 2019
Juffali competing in the GB3 Championship at Brands Hatch in May 2021.

After graduation, Juffali obtained a driving license in October 2010 as she passed her driving test in the US. She obtained her racing license in September 2017, after the women to drive movement successfully ended the ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia that same month.[11] Her debut race as a professional racer came in October 2018 and she registered her major career victory in December 2018.[3]

In April 2019, Juffali represented Saudi Arabia in 2019 F4 British Championship at Brands Hatch that was her first appearance in a competitive racing event at the F4 British Championship.[12][13]

On 22 November 2019, she became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in an international racing competition in Saudi Arabia.[14] She took part in the all-electric car race 2019-20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy as a VIP driver; the race was held in Diriyah, a city close to Riyadh.[15][16] She competed in the 2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship.

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 5 0 0 0 0 2 16th
2019 F4 British Championship Double R Racing 30 0 0 0 0 20 13th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Dragon Racing 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2019–20 Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Jaguar VIP Car 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship Dragon Racing 19 0 0 0 0 80 8th
F4 British Championship Argenti Motorsport 26 0 0 0 0 27 13th
2021 GB3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 21 0 0 0 0 90 18th
2022 24H GT Series - GT3 Am SPS Automotive Performance

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2019 Double R Racing BHI
1
12 		BHI
2
9 		BHI
3
11 		DON
1
12 		DON
2
10 		DON
3
11 		THR1
1
Ret 		THR1
2
13 		THR1
3
11 		CRO
1
13 		CRO
2
13 		CRO
3
Ret 		OUL
1
11 		OUL
2
12 		OUL
3
10 		SNE
1
12 		SNE
2
9 		SNE
3
12 		THR2
1
9 		THR2
2
8 		THR2
3
12 		KNO
1
Ret 		KNO
2
Ret 		KNO
3
8 		SIL
1
12 		SIL
2
14 		SIL
3
9 		BHGP
1
10 		BHGP
2
11 		BHGP
3
10 		13th 20
2020 Argenti Motorsport DON
1
14 		DON
2
10 		DON
3
13 		BHGP
1
12 		BHGP
2
12 		BHGP
3
12 		OUL
1
13 		OUL
2
10 		OUL
3
12 		KNO
1
12 		KNO
2
11 		KNO
3
12 		THR
1
9 		THR
2
Ret 		THR
3
10 		SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
10 		SIL
3
8 		CRO
1
11 		CRO
2
8 		SNE
1
10 		SNE
2
9 		SNE
3
8 		BHI
1
12 		BHI
2
9 		BHI
3
12 		13th 27

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2020 Dragon Racing DUB1
1
9 		DUB1
2
Ret 		DUB1
3
5 		DUB1
4
C 		YMC1
1
8 		YMC1
2
6 		YMC1
3
9 		YMC1
4
6 		YMC2
1
8 		YMC2
2
8 		YMC2
3
8 		YMC2
4
Ret 		DUB2
1
8 		DUB2
2
5 		DUB2
3
7 		DUB2
4
Ret 		DUB3
1
9 		DUB3
2
9 		DUB3
3
8 		DUB3
4
7 		8th 80

Complete GB3 Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Douglas Motorsport BRH
1
15 		BRH
2
16 		BRH
3
Ret 		SIL1
1
13 		SIL1
2
16 		SIL1
3
4 		DON1
1
16 		DON1
2
Ret 		DON1
3
Ret 		SPA
1
15 		SPA
2
12 		SPA
3
Ret 		SNE
1
13 		SNE
2
17 		SNE
3
17 		SIL2
1
WD 		SIL2
2
WD 		SIL2
3
WD 		OUL
1
15 		OUL
2
10 		OUL
3
Ret 		DON2
1
Ret 		DON2
2
18 		DON2
3
15 		18th 90

See also[]

References[]

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  10. ^ Cox, Josie (2019-10-13). "'My goal is to race at the top levels of motorsport': Reema Juffali, Saudi Arabia's first female professional racing driver, is creating a real buzz". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  11. ^ Chopra, Anuj. "In first, Saudi woman to drive race car in kingdom". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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  14. ^ "First Saudi Woman Driver To Race Car In Kingdom". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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